Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary AcademySt Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lyme Regis.

Summary of the comparison

Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy and St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis are primary schools in Lyme Regis.

  • Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy was judged Good and St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy and 53.0% for St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy (0.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy versus St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Lyme RegisMrs Ethelston's CofE Primary AcademyLyme RegisSt Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme RegisEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking157th of 303 in Devon 94th of 116 in Dorset
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll195 73
Capacity154 189
LocationLyme Regis, DT7 3TT Lyme Regis, DT7 3DY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census195 73
Free school meals (ever 6)9.2% 37.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 6.8%
SEN support6.7% 28.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure8.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.7% Stronger figure25.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis

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